RoK tops Dong Nai’s footwear importers

The Republic of Korea (RoK) is the largest market for footwear exported
from the southern province of Dong Nai, with a turnover of 478
million USD during the first ten months of this year.

The ROK
was followed by the US with 381 million USD, and Taiwan with 183
million USD in export turnover, according to Director of the provincial
Department of Industry and Trade Le Van Danh.

He also said
exports to the RoK will continue to increase in the future as the
Vietnam- Korea Free Trade Agreement will take effect in 2015.

During the 10-month period, the province generated more than 1.7 billion
USD from footwear export, up by 13.3 percent year-on-year.

Currently, businesses from France, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
plan to increase their imports number of products from Vietnam, such as
garments, construction materials, sanitation equipment, and food, Danh
said, adding this is a good chance for local businesses to boost
exports to these markets.-VNA